Marine Resource Recovery Following the COVID-19 Event in Southern Thailand

This study investigated coral and reef fish recovery following the COVID-19 event between low high environmental disturbance reefs at Racha Yai Island, Southern Thailand. Three four 50-m permanent line transects were set to collect percent of live cover, diversity abundance, trophic-functional groups based on diet habitat use. Our results showed a significant rise in percentage number individual fish, species, species richness both bays lockdown due crucial reduction human activities reef. In addition, there increases corallivore fishes belonging Chaetodontidae Pomacentridae families omnivorous fish-feeding tourist attraction during reducing tourism. indicated that restricted reduced anthropogenic stress may have substantial short-term impacts diversity. insights could help designate guidelines manage aid their prolonged persistence. Doi: 10.28991/CEJ-2022-08-11-011 Full Text: PDF